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Secondary school student remanded for allegedly raping mad woman

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

Alex Emeka, a 20-year-old student at Adamawa State’s Capital Government Day Secondary School has admitted to raping a mentally ill woman three different times. The student, who was brought before Adamawa Magistrate Musa Alhaji Adamu, pled guilty to the act. He was remanded

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NNPCL, SPDC donate ultramodern ICT centre to Bauchi University

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

The Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation Limited (NNPCL) and Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) have provided a cutting-edge information and communication technology (ICT) facility to Sa’adu Zungur University in Bauchi. During the official inauguration and handover of the new

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6 Nigerian students win outstanding Cambridge awards

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

Six students from three Nigerian secondary schools have won the World Outstanding Cambridge Learners Awards for the June and November 2023 Cambridge examination series. Mrs Lucy Pearson, Country Director of the Nigeria British Council, said this at the British Council Recognition and

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NUC frowns at decline in the conduct of university ceremonial lectures

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has voiced worry about the obvious and qualitative reduction in the delivery of Ceremonies and Special Lectures, which are the hallmarks of university and tertiary education. This was reported by the commission’s Executive Secretary, Mr Chris

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UBEC establishes a digital resource centre to enhance learning

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

The Universal Basic Education Commission (UBEC), in partnership with the Ministry of Education, established a Digital Resource Centre (DRC) to train school teachers and students in digital literacy. Dr. Hafsat Lawal, the DRC’s chief of capacity building, stated at a news conference in

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ASUU withdraws services, boycotts all academic activities in UNIBEN

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

Barely 24 hours after students at the University of Benin’s Ugbowo campus, protested the institution’s lack of electricity and water, members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU, boycotted all academic activities at the postgraduate programme. The union is suspending

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Teachers Recruitment: Applicants can apply without TRCN licence – Oyo govt

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

The Oyo State Government has announced that applicants without a Teachers’ Registration Council of Nigeria (TRCN) licence can apply through the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board job portal. Dr. Nureni Adeniran, Executive Chairman of the Oyo State Universal Basic Education Board,

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TASUED suspends examinations over death of final year student

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 5, 2024

Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED) Ijagun has suspended semester exams following the death of Fabiyi Ayinla, a 400-level student. The deceased was attacked on campus on Wednesday by unidentified individuals suspected of being cultists, inflicting several injuries on him before being

Tertiary institutions

Education: I’ll not fail Tinubu, Nigerians – Poly council chair

Angel Ojonugwa July 4, 2024

ABUJA ( Sundiata Scholar) – The newly inaugurated Chairman, Governing Council of the Federal Polytechnic Damaturu, Yobe, Alhaji Ibrahim Balarabe -Abdullahi, says he will not fail President Bola Tinubu and Nigerians. ”I will use my wealth of experience to reposition the polytechnic for an

Tertiary institutions

Kano: Board plans libraries in LGs to revive reading culture

Angel Ojonugwa July 4, 2024

KANO (Sundiata Scholar) – Malam Suleiman Hodi, the Acting Executive Secretary, Kano State Library Board, says the board has plans to establish public libraries in all local government areas of the state. Hodi who disclosed this in Kano on Thursday shortly after a tour of some public

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NABTEB conducts exam for 67,751 candidates nationwide

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 4, 2024

The Federal Government has announced that over 67,751 candidates are now taking the National Business and Technical Examinations Board (NABTEB) examination. Prof. Ifeoma Isiugo-Abanihe, Registrar/Chief Executive of NABTEB, said this while accompanying the Minister of Education, Prof. Tahir

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JAMB uncovers 3,000 fake graduates with illegal certificates

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 4, 2024

The Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) has discovered 3,000 Nigerian fake graduates. Prof Ishaq Oloyede, JAMB Registrar, made the announcement during a meeting with a delegation from the Committee of Pro Chancellors of State Universities in Nigeria, COPSUN, in Abuja. In the

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Customs to build working synergy with students in Ogun

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 4, 2024

The Nigeria Customs Service (NCS) Ogun II Area Command has said that it will collaborate and build a working synergy with student bodies at tertiary institutions in the state. Bisi Alade, the Area Comptroller, made the announcement on Wednesday while meeting with leaders of student bodies

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Bauchi’s school enrollment hits all-time high at 2.1 million

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 4, 2024

The number of children enrolled in school in Bauchi State has reached an all-time high of 2.1 million pupils and students in basic education. Dr. Jamila Dahiru, Bauchi State Commissioner of Education, ascribed it to Governor Bala Mohammed’s declaration of an emergency in the education

Tertiary institutions

WAEC: Borno pays N507m registration fees for 20,075 indigent students

Angel Ojonugwa July 4, 2024

MAIDUGURI ( Sundiata Scholar) – The Borno government has released N507 million to cover the cost of external examination registration fees for 25,075 indigent students in the state. Lawan Wakilbe, the Commissioner for Education, Science, Technology and Innovation, stated this during the

Tertiary institutions

Breaking: Authorities of UNIBEN shut down academic activities indefinitely over students’ protest

Angel Ojonugwa July 4, 2024

BENIN (Sundiata Scholar) – The authorities of the University of Benin on Thursday shut down academic activities in the institution indefinitely. The university in a statement by its Public Relations Officer, Dr Benedicta Ehanire, attributed the decision to the refusal of the students of

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Lagos-based NGO offers scholarship to 22 underprivileged Zamfara children

Angel Ojonugwa July 4, 2024

GUSAU (Sundiata Scholar)- Lagos-based Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO), Zakkat and Sadaqat Foundation, on Wednesday, offered education support to 22 orphans and underprivileged children in Zamfara. The Executive Director of the NGO, Sulaiman Olagunju, disclosed this in Gusau when he formally

Tertiary institutions

Kogi govt to immortalise 2 slain CUSTECH studentsImmortalisation

Angel Ojonugwa July 4, 2024

LOKOJA (Sundiata Scholar) – The Kogi Government on Wednesday pledged to immortalise the two slain students of Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH), Osara. The two slain students, James Anajuwe, a 100 level Information Technology student and Musa Hussein, a 100 level

Edu News

Suspected cultists kill final year student of TASUED

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 4, 2024

A final-year History and Diplomatic Studies student at Tai Solarin University of Education in Ijagun, Ijebu-Ode, Ogun State, was reportedly killed on campus by suspected cultists on Wednesday. According to a student who spoke on the condition of anonymity, the victim, identified as as Olaoye

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NUC accredits all academic programmes at CUSTECH

Fadiran Ifeloluwa July 4, 2024

The National Universities Commission (NUC) has granted full accreditation to all academic programmes at Confluence University of Science and Technology (CUSTECH) in Osara, Kogi State. According to a statement signed by CUSTECH Registrar Ms. Olufunke Hudson, the university’s full

Year: 2024

Secondary school student remanded for allegedly raping mad woman

NNPCL, SPDC donate ultramodern ICT centre to Bauchi University

6 Nigerian students win outstanding Cambridge awards

NUC frowns at decline in the conduct of university ceremonial lectures

UBEC establishes a digital resource centre to enhance learning

ASUU withdraws services, boycotts all academic activities in UNIBEN

Teachers Recruitment: Applicants can apply without TRCN licence – Oyo govt

TASUED suspends examinations over death of final year student

Education: I’ll not fail Tinubu, Nigerians – Poly council chair

Kano: Board plans libraries in LGs to revive reading culture

NABTEB conducts exam for 67,751 candidates nationwide

JAMB uncovers 3,000 fake graduates with illegal certificates

Customs to build working synergy with students in Ogun

Bauchi’s school enrollment hits all-time high at 2.1 million

WAEC: Borno pays N507m registration fees for 20,075 indigent students

Breaking: Authorities of UNIBEN shut down academic activities indefinitely over students’ protest

Lagos-based NGO offers scholarship to 22 underprivileged Zamfara children

Kogi govt to immortalise 2 slain CUSTECH studentsImmortalisation

Suspected cultists kill final year student of TASUED

NUC accredits all academic programmes at CUSTECH

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